2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2002–03
Teams	8
Site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	IUPUI (1st title)
Winning coach	Ron Hunter (1st title)
MVP	Josh Murray (IUPUI)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments

2002–03 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Valparaiso	12	–	2		.857			20	–	11		.645
IUPUI †	10	–	4		.714			20	–	14		.588
Oakland	10	–	4		.714			17	–	11		.607
Oral Roberts	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
Missouri-Kansas City	7	–	7		.500			9	–	20		.310
Southern Utah	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
Western Illinois	3	–	11		.214			7	–	21		.250
Chicago State	0	–	14		.000			3	–	27		.100
† 2003 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 2003, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

IUPUI defeated Valparaiso in the title game, 66–64, to win their first Mid-Con/Summit League championship.^[2] The Jaguars earned an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as the #16 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 9					Semifinals March 10					Finals March 11
	1	Valparaiso	82
	8	Chicago State	62
						1	Valparaiso	71
						5	UMKC	50
	4	Oral Roberts	73
	5	UMKC	76
											1	Valparaiso	64
											2	IUPUI	66
	2	IUPUI	75
	7	Western Illinois	51
						2	IUPUI	72
						6	Southern Utah	67
	3	Oakland	55
	6	Southern Utah	66

References

1. sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
2. "Last Second Shot Lifts IUPUI Past Valpo In Mid-Con Tournament Championship". Valparaiso Crusaders Athletics. March 11, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2024.